Q. According to Ancient Roman Philosopher Pliny the Elder, which port in Kerala was India’s first port of importance?
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Nelcynda is a place in ancient Kerala. It was described in Pliny’s classical work The Natural History as well as in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. It was believed to be the capital of the Ay kingdom. . Ancient Roman Natural philosopher Pliny the Elder mentions in his Naturalis Historia (N.H. 6.26) Muziris in Kerala as India’s first port of importance. On 1 July 1949, the two states were merged to form Travancore-Cochin. On 1 January 1950, Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state.
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